Data Solutions Consultant (Portland, OR)
Location: US, OR, Portland
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Consulting

Company profile:
Can data be a thing of beauty? We think so.At Seabourne, we build web applications that consolidate, integrate, and visualize data. Our dedicated project teams partner with our clients to achieve astounding results. Happy clients and cohesive teams are no accident—we have a delivery model that is tried and true and our established team of experts are cheered on to showcase their passion and know-how. We are excited about the work we do because we are building data solutions for clients who require brilliance, flexibility, and creativity. We solve real problems, making a real difference, one project at a time.One endeavor we were proud to be a part of was building the World Resource Institute’s climate change data visualization tool, Cait 2.0. This tool gives users easy access to (literally) a world of comparative climate data. Projects like these combine our expertise with our values while serving our clients and our communities.We are builders, designers, thinkers, collaborators, and over-achievers. We believe the most passionate associates also make time for family, laughter, and serenity. Our science is delivering data solutions with flair; our art is making it look easy.Interested in joining our team? We'd love to hear from you.

Job description:
About SeabourneCan data be a thing of beauty? We think so.At Seabourne, we build web applications that consolidate, integrate, and visualize data. Our dedicated project teams partner with our clients to achieve astounding results. Happy clients and cohesive teams are no accident—we have a delivery model that is tried and true and our established team of experts are cheered on to showcase their passion and know-how. We are excited about the work we do because we are building data solutions for clients who require brilliance, flexibility, and creativity. We solve real problems, making a real difference, one project at a time.One endeavor we were proud to be a part of was building the World Resource Institute’s climate change data visualization tool, Cait 2.0. This tool gives users easy access to (literally) a world of comparative climate data. Projects like these combine our expertise with our values while serving our clients and our communities.We are builders, designers, thinkers, collaborators, and over-achievers. We believe the most passionate associates also make time for family, laughter, and serenity. Our science is delivering data solutions with flair; our art is making it look easy.If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.About the Data Solutions Consultant RoleSeabourne is looking for a talented consulting professional to join our team. The Data Solution Consultant is focused on helping clients succeed in some of their most strategic and high-value initiatives. The Data Solutions Consultant is responsible for engaging clients, discovering their detailed needs, conceiving solutions, and forging long-term client relationships. The ideal candidate for this particular role will also be an experienced software product management or product development professional with the ability to research, compare and evaluate business software products. Finally, the ideal candidate must be comfortable discussing and communicating solution value and benefits with customers, prospects, and associates at every level of the #URL_3fa361c47e89d16a4187c947803a10bc4c39e8418361c83087b8599d1466ff89# 15-25% of time will be spent traveling.A demonstrated ability to facilitate complex collaborative engagements with large organizations while keeping sight of the organization's strategic goals will be crucial for this role.  Experience with business strategy and technology implementation are both required.ResponsibilitiesFacilitate client organization's formulation of business and technology strategies.Structure client interactions focused on discovering the needs of their organizations at every level in sufficient detail as to allow the development of a solution and its subsequent adoption by users.Research, conceive, and present data solutions to all stakeholders.Challenge the traditional strategic consulting and technology approaches while leveraging a significant body of experience with consulting engagements in a diverse set of industries (energy, pharma, government, non-profit, etc.)Work in small, focused project teams to explore client’s business needs for data-oriented enterprise software solutions (data management, data consolidation, data visualization and analytics).Collaborate with Seabourne sales and technology delivery teams to formulate software solutions for new clients.Coordinate with geographically dispersed teams to ensure  optimal client satisfaction.Travel when necessary to support  project activities.Continually document/operationalize successful approaches to further increase Seabourne's capabilities.

Requirements:
5+ years of technology and management consulting experience.Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or other related field.Experience with software product management or product development.Proven track record of successful client engagements with large organizations.Experience with a diverse set of enterprise technologies including web applications development, data management systems, business intelligence and diverse software architectures.Ability to go beyond deliverables to interact and communicate with clients regarding business strategy and a history of building rapport with large and complex client organizations.Understanding of a wide variety of software architectures: new data software technology tools such as NoSQL data stores (MongoDB, Riak, CouchDB, etc.), server-side JavaScript application servers (#URL_83ae520386ded6258d877a9fff0b0a63b8809ec57eb94d5aa6ae885521c53c5e#, coffeescript), cloud storage and computing platforms (AWS, EC2, S3, VMs), and front-end development frameworks (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, data visualization frameworks such as D3, Google Graphs, Angular and more), .Net and Microsoft-oriented technologies, legacy enterprise technologies such as Cobol, IBM mainframe, batch services, etc.Understanding of how software development projects are organized, work is prioritized, scope managed, and risk assessed and mitigated using industry standard methods (Agile, Scrum, PMP or hybrid methods).Be able to receive feedback (on performance and work) and quickly act upon it.

Benefits:
Location: Portland, OR or Washington, DC.This is a 1099 contract opportunity.